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C. Warm (40 degrees) water
Which of the following is the
recommended Method for
treatment frostbite?
A. Vasodilators
B. Anticigulants
C. Warm (40 degrees) water
D. Padding and elevation
E. Application of heat from a
hairdryer
D. Presence of deep tendon reflexes. Spinal shock refers to loss of
muscle toe (flaccidty) and loss of reflexes.
Which of the following physical
findings suggest a cause of
hypotension other than spinal cord
injury?
A. Priapism
B. Bradycardia
C. Diaphragmatic breathing
D. Presence of deep tendon
reflexes
E. Ability to flex forearms but not
extend them
, C. Resource limitations as determined by the transferring doctor
The primary indication for
transferring A patient to a higher
level trauma center is:
A. Unavailibility of surgeon or
operating staff
B. Multiple system injuries,
including severe head injury
C. Resource limitations as
determined by the transferring
doctor
D. Resource limitations as
determined by the hospital
administration
E. Widened mediastinum on chest
x-ray following blunt trauma
, A. Laparotomy because of hemodynamic abnormality
A young man sustains a rifle
wound to the mid-abdomen. He is
brought promptly to the ED by
prehospital personnel. His skin is
cool and diaphoretic, and his
systolic blood pressure is
58mmHg. Warmed crystalloid
fluids are initiated without
improvement in his vital signs. The
next, most appropriate, step is to
perform:
A. a laparotomy
B. An abdominal CT-scan
C. Diagnostic laparoscopy
D. Abdominal ultrasonography
E. A diagnostic peritoneal lavage
, E. Bilateral compartment syndrome
A 42-year-old man is trapped from
the waist down beneath his
overturned tractor for several
hours before medical assistance
arrives. He is awake and alert until
just before arriving in the ED. He
is now unconscious and responds
only to painful stimuli by moaning.
His pupils are 3mm in diameter
and symmetrically reactive to light.
Prehospital personnel indicate that
they have not seen the patient
move either of his lower
extremities. On examination in the
ED, no movement of his lower
extremities are detected, even in
response to painful stimuli. The
most likely cause for this finding is:
A. An epidural hematoma
B. A pelvic fracture
C. Central cord syndrome
D. Intracerebral hemorrhage
E. Bilateral compartment
syndrome
C. Warm (40 degrees) water
Which of the following is the
recommended Method for
treatment frostbite?
A. Vasodilators
B. Anticigulants
C. Warm (40 degrees) water
D. Padding and elevation
E. Application of heat from a
hairdryer
D. Presence of deep tendon reflexes. Spinal shock refers to loss of
muscle toe (flaccidty) and loss of reflexes.
Which of the following physical
findings suggest a cause of
hypotension other than spinal cord
injury?
A. Priapism
B. Bradycardia
C. Diaphragmatic breathing
D. Presence of deep tendon
reflexes
E. Ability to flex forearms but not
extend them
, C. Resource limitations as determined by the transferring doctor
The primary indication for
transferring A patient to a higher
level trauma center is:
A. Unavailibility of surgeon or
operating staff
B. Multiple system injuries,
including severe head injury
C. Resource limitations as
determined by the transferring
doctor
D. Resource limitations as
determined by the hospital
administration
E. Widened mediastinum on chest
x-ray following blunt trauma
, A. Laparotomy because of hemodynamic abnormality
A young man sustains a rifle
wound to the mid-abdomen. He is
brought promptly to the ED by
prehospital personnel. His skin is
cool and diaphoretic, and his
systolic blood pressure is
58mmHg. Warmed crystalloid
fluids are initiated without
improvement in his vital signs. The
next, most appropriate, step is to
perform:
A. a laparotomy
B. An abdominal CT-scan
C. Diagnostic laparoscopy
D. Abdominal ultrasonography
E. A diagnostic peritoneal lavage
, E. Bilateral compartment syndrome
A 42-year-old man is trapped from
the waist down beneath his
overturned tractor for several
hours before medical assistance
arrives. He is awake and alert until
just before arriving in the ED. He
is now unconscious and responds
only to painful stimuli by moaning.
His pupils are 3mm in diameter
and symmetrically reactive to light.
Prehospital personnel indicate that
they have not seen the patient
move either of his lower
extremities. On examination in the
ED, no movement of his lower
extremities are detected, even in
response to painful stimuli. The
most likely cause for this finding is:
A. An epidural hematoma
B. A pelvic fracture
C. Central cord syndrome
D. Intracerebral hemorrhage
E. Bilateral compartment
syndrome
